SB 718 Virginia Senate · 2018 Regular Session

Congressional and state legislative districts; standards and criteria.

Summary
Provides criteria for the General Assembly to observe in drawing districts, including respect for political boundaries, equal population, racial and ethnic fairness, contiguity, compactness, and communities of interest. The bill prohibits use of political data or election results unless necessary to determine if racial or ethnic minorities can elect candidates of their choice. This bill was incorporated into
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Jan 2018
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Introduced Jan 10, 2018 Last action Jan 10, 2018
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Jan 10, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
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Jan 10, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18103742D
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Amanda Chase
RRepublican
VA
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